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#"A mixture or hybridization: There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule".

#"A mixture or hybridization: There was musical miscegenation at a time when segregation was the common rule".

== Word Origin ==

== Word origin ==

The term miscegenation was coined in a 1863 [[propaganda]] [[pamphlet]] titled ''Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro''. The pamphlet was ostensibly by an [[Abolitionist]] who was in favor of "miscegenation" and the complete blending of the races, claiming it was the goal of the [[Republican Party]] to make the [[American]] race the finest on earth by "engrafting upon our stock the negro element". However, later in 1864 it was revealed that the pamphlet was a [[hoax]] written by two men named George Wakeman and [[David Croly|David Goodman Croly]] working for the [[Democratic Party]]. They hoped to bring ridicule upon the Republicans, the [[Lincoln]] administration, and the [[Conservative]] Abolitionist movement in general by playing on the irrational fears and bigotry of their fellow racists.<ref>[http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Miscegenation_Hoax/ "Miscegenation Hoax"], Museum of Hoaxes.</ref>

The term miscegenation was coined in a 1863 [[propaganda]] pamphlet titled ''Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro''. The pamphlet was ostensibly by an [[Abolitionist]] who was in favor of "miscegenation" and the complete blending of the races, claiming it was the goal of the [[Republican Party]] to make the [[American]] race the finest on earth by "engrafting upon our stock the negro element". However, later in 1864 it was revealed that the pamphlet was a [[hoax]] written by two men named George Wakeman and [[David Croly|David Goodman Croly]] working for the [[Democratic Party]]. They hoped to bring ridicule upon the Republicans, the [[Lincoln]] administration, and the [[Conservative]] Abolitionist movement in general by playing on the irrational fears and bigotry of their fellow racists.<ref>[http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Miscegenation_Hoax/ "Miscegenation Hoax"], Museum of Hoaxes.</ref>

== Christian Perspectives ==

== Christian perspectives ==

 

In the Book of Ruth, Ruth was a [[Moab]]ite whom God had forbidden the Israelites to make marriage with.  Ruth however accepted the God of Israel as her God and Boaz as her kinsman-redeemer, whom she married. Ruth went on to be [[King David]]'s great-grandmother, and [[Jesus]] was born of the [[House of David]].  The Book of Ruth teaches that God loves all people, and by Ruth is the [[salvation]] that is in Christ available to the [[gentile]]s, who now can be adopted into God's family.

Some churches teach that miscegenation is contrary to the will of God, as clearly expressed in the Bible.  Others downplay its prohibition in Scripture, but counsel against it for pragmatic reasons, pointing to harmful effects on both spouses, and especially on the children.  Despite these Scriptural and pragmatic considerations, other Churches accept it, or even encourage it.

 

As in all spiritual matters, it is recommended that you discuss any concerns with your pastor, after carefully considering the prohibitions laid down in the Word of God.  

== See also ==

== See also ==